Optional Networking Activity – 2026

Space is limited and all activities will sell out, so don’t wait to sign up! To sign up for the networking activity below, click here to REGISTER for the conference or to MODIFY your registration.

Group Tour/Activity
Location: Second Line Parade to Lunch in the Historic French Quarter
When: Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Start Time: 12:15 pm (Time approximate – immediately
after the conference sessions)
Return Time/Attendee Welcome Reception: 4:30 PM
Cost: $245.00 (Gas Buyers attend free)

 

In 2026 2.2 million visitors came to Mardi Gras for the parades, this year for our fantastic networking event we plan to take it one step further, by becoming the parade! We’ll make our way to lunch via a brass band second line through the French Quarter, accompanied by six members of the Big Fun Brass Band, and escorted by an NOPD traffic detail to close the streets just for us.

The band will lead us up to a private second floor dining room with balconies looking out over the Mississippi river, and will feature New Orleans classics including muffuletta sandwiches, boudin, and fried catfish. Lunch will be paired with house made craft beers and quintessential New Orleans cocktails including the rustic Fall IPA, unfiltered Weiss beer, Sazeracs and Rye Manhattans. 

Don’t miss this opportunity to be the parade everyone else just comes to watch!

      

Cancellation Policy
Late cancellations and no shows: In accordance with our cancellation policy, activity late cancellations and no shows are subject to a $100 cancellation fee (half of the original cost to pay attendees) for those who attend on a free pass and no refunds are given for paid attendees.